New York Times Magazine   Natural Happiness: The Way We Live Now

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/19/magazine/19wwln-lede-t.html?_r=1&ref=magazine
Why should we care about nature? Should we care about it for its own sake — or for our sake, because it happens to make us happy or healthy? These might not seem like the brightest questions.…continue reading

School Gardens to provide fresh, healthy lunches

http://saratogian.com/articles/2009/04/15/news/doc49e54bed375e3733128079.txt

New York Times Article: The 3 R’s, A Fourth is Crucial Too: Recess!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/health/24well.html?em

The best way to improve children’s performance in the classroom may be to take them out of it.

Should schools make recess and outdoor time a bigger priority for children? 

New research suggests that play and down…continue reading

Forest Kindergarten at the Waldorf School of Saratoga Springs

Forest Kindergarten, an early childhood program where the children are outside most (if
not all) of the day, was started in Denmark in the 1950s and has recently grown in
popularity all across Europe. The Waldorf School of…continue reading

Children and Nature Saratoga launches campaign

http://www.saratogian.com/articles/2009/02/15/news/doc4997947823089407586138.txt

Sunday, February 15, 2009
By ANN MARIE FRENCH, The Saratogian

SARATOGA SPRINGS — When word came down that Cheryl Charles, president and co-founder of the Children and Nature Network, was going to be in West Point…continue reading